Thursday, June 7, 2007

Krokodil

Went down the Hillsborough River towards Dead River Park. Lots of gators down there. On the shore. In the water. They seemed rather bored with us.

Krokodil is the German word for alligator. I always found this rather odd since crocodiles and alligators are different species. Alligators have U-shaped heads, while crocodiles are V-shaped heads. An alligators upper teeth are visible when an it's mouth is closed, while a crocodile's mouth will reveal both upper and lower teeth. Crocodiles also tend to have green eyes, while alligators have brown ones. Lousy Germans.

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